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The Stencilfied Journal: Week 17

9/24/2018

It's Week 17 of #thestencilfiedjournal!

For this week, I created a spread with my Map Stencil through the star shapes of my 9" x 12" August 2017 StencilClub stencil from StencilGirl® Products. And as always, lots of acrylics, inks, and ephemera bits.

Want to join in the Stencilfied Journal fun?
Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday!
Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

This week, I'm linking up with Simon Says: Monochrome challenge.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Have a wonderful and creative week!

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The Stencilfied Journal: Week 16

9/17/2018

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It's Week 16 of #thestencilfiedjournal!

For this week, I created a spread with my Map Stencil and Compass Stencil from StencilGirl® Products, underpaper, acrylics, ink, a rubber stamp, embossing powders, and vintage letter. I wrote a note to myself in my scribble handwriting, placed the note between the two pages, and glued together.

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The Stencilfied Journal: Week 15

9/10/2018

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It's Week 15 of #thestencilfiedjournal!

For this week, I added Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle (a heavy textured gesso) with a palette knife
through my Latitude and Longitude Stencil from StencilGirl® Products onto the blue patterning of a security envelope I received in the mail. Once dry, I used Seth Apter's Deep Sea Baked Texture through this same stencil, too. I glued the paper into my art journal, added PaperArtsy paints, the word voyage from my Let's Go 1 Stencil, the word journey from my Let's Go 2 Stencil, travel washi tape and Seth Apter's Post Office stamps!

Want to join in the Stencilfied Journal fun?
Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday!
Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

This week, I'm linking up with Simon Says: Stamp It On challenge and Stamp It For STAMPtember® challenge and Use More Than One Stencil challenge.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Have a wonderful week!

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The Stencilfied Journal: Week 14

9/3/2018

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It's Week 14 of #thestencilfiedjournal!

For this week, I stenciled lines on my journal pages with Latitude and Longitude Stencil from StencilGirl® Products and added my favorite quote:

"The physical domain of the country had its counterpart in me. The trails I made led outward into the hills and swamps,but they led inward also. And from the study of things underfoot...came a kind of exploration, myself and the land. In time the two became one in my mind." – John Haines

I also added a bit of map and baker's twine!

Want to join in the Stencilfied Journal fun?
Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday!
Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

This week, I'm linking up with Simon Says: Anything Goes.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Have a wonderful week!

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The Stencilfied Journal: Week 13

8/27/2018

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It's Week 13 of #thestencilfiedjournal!

For this week, I stenciled on the bottom of my shoe with my Geometric Sky Stencil from StencilGirl® Products then stepped on my gessoed pages. I added more Geometric Sky to border it at the top and bottom, along with my Map Stencil and Let's Go 2 Stencil.

Below is a detail:

Want to join in the Stencilfied Journal fun?
Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday!
Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

This week, I'm linking up with Emerald Creek's The Great Outdoors challenge.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Have a wonderful week!

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The Stencilfied Journal: Week 12

8/23/2018

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It's Week 12 of #thestencilfiedjournal!

For this week, I stenciled the front and back cover of my art journal, then submerged the cover in a bowl of black coffee for five minutes. Although I had cold feet at first about doing this, I must say I love the subtle, weather/aged look it gave my cover! I incorporated my Map Stencil and Compass Stencil from StencilGirl® Products. And I'm still having a ton of fun with Seth Apter's Deep Sea embossing powder!

Want to join in the Stencilfied Journal fun?
Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday!
Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

This week, I'm linking up with Emerald Creek's The Great Outdoors challenge and PaperArtsy's
2018 Topic 14: Baked Texture challenge.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Hope you're having a wonderful week!

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StencilGirl® Products & Emerald Creek Blog Hop

8/16/2018

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Welcome to Day ONE of the StencilGirl® Products & Emerald Creek Blog Hop!

I’m excited to be participating in this hop and sharing my new art journal cover!

First, I opened my journal so I could apply gesso to the front, back and spine all at once.
I began by putting blue painter’s tape over the elastic band to keep it clean,
then used a large plastic palette knife to spread gesso over the entire cover of my small Dylusions journal.

Mary C. Nasser, StencilGirl & Emerald Creek Blog Hop

Once the white gesso dries, I layered vintage papers, inks, and acrylics, to embellish the covers.
I loved combining Golden High Flow Titan Buff with Pam Carriker's Fluid Matt acrylics
in Turquoise, Rain and Nightfall!
I also added acrylic inks in Paynes Gray and Turquoise.

Next, I added Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle (a heavy textured gesso) with a palette knife
through my Map stencil, Map Symbols stencil, and Compass stencil onto the cover.

Map stencil

Map Symbols stencil

Compass stencil

Once dried, I realigned each stencil and applied VersaMark with an Ink Blusher.
It was a cinch to realign with the dimensional spackle!

Than I sprinkled on a embossing powders from Emerald Creek, tapped off the excess, and heated with my heat tool. Below I'm using Seth Apter's Deep Sea Baked Texture on my Compass stencil.

I repeated this process on the other stenciled areas, working on one area at a time.

Emerald Creek Products used:
Deep Sea Baked Texture
Candy Turquoise Embossing Powder
Turquoise Sparkle Embossing Powder
Ocean Spray Embossing Powder with Bye Bye stamp
Patina Oxide Baked Texture on Vintage Anchor charm

In the detail below, you can really see the sparkle in the Turquoise Sparkle Embossing Powder
and the Vintage Anchor charm coated in Patina Oxide Baked Texture!
For the anchor, I pressed the VersaMark embossing ink pad onto the surface of the charm,
sprinkled with Patina Oxide and heated. Once cooled, I repeated this process a second time.

Lastly, I inked the edges of the cover with my StazOn ink pads in Teal and Midnight Blue,
swiping the ink pads up and down the edges a few times and over the book spine, too.

And what would a Blog Hop be without a GIVEAWAY??!!!
One lucky winner will receive $50 in Gift Certificates
to Emerald Creek and StencilGirl® Products!

What do you have to do to enter?
Just leave a comment below by Tuesday, August 21st at 11:59PM Central Time.
The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!
One winner will be chosen at random from all blog comments!
(One comment per blog please.)

You have until Tuesday, August 21st at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.
Winner will be announced on
StencilGirl® Products' Facebook page and Emerald Creek's Facebook page on Wednesday, August 22nd.

Today's Blog Hop Order:
Mary C. Nasser – you are here!
Tina Walker – go here next!
Josefine Fourage
Jenny Marples

Day ONE Blog Hop Order:
Mary Beth Shaw
Seth Apter
Gwen Lafleur
Kim Evans
Eileen Hull

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
If you enjoyed today's post, I'd love for you to follow my blog on Feedblitz or bloglovin'!
Good luck winning!

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The Stencilfied Journal: Week 11

8/13/2018

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It's Week 11 of #thestencilfiedjournal!

For this week, I brought back in my pages from Week 3, put them into my journal, and stenciled on them!
I love the way the rust colored the pages!

After gluing the pages back into my journal, I added a bit of acrylic, ink and Deep Sea embossing powder.

StencilGirl® stencils used:
Going Global Small
Let's Go 2
Map Stencil

Thank you, Mother Nature, for working your magic on these pages!

Want to join in the fun? Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday! Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

This week, I'm linking up with Emerald Creek's The Great Outdoors challenge, PaperArtsy's
2018 Topic 14: Baked Texture challenge, and Simon Says: Sprinkles and Splatters challenge.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Have a great week!

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The Stencilfied Journal: Week 10

8/6/2018

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It's Week 10 of #thestencilfiedjournal!

Documenting my day with stencils.
I started this day with some coffee and an early long walk with my dog as the sun rose.
It was a nice day filled with art and work and inspiration.

StencilGirl® stencils used:
Map 6
3 Ring
August 2017 StencilClub 4" x 4"

Want to join in the fun? Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday! Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

This week, I'm linking up with Emerald Creek's The Great Outdoors challenge.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Have a great week!

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The Stencilfied Journal: Week 9

7/30/2018

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It's Week 9 of #thestencilfiedjournal! Stenciling with friends!

I couldn't stop with just one friend! Mary Beth Shaw, Debi Adams, and Karyl Howard all stenciled on this spread during an evening we were art journaling together! And I added a bit, too!

StencilGirl® stencils used:
Totally Triangular
Herbs
April 2015 StencilClub 4" x 4"
August 2017 StencilClub 6" x 6"

Looking at this spread brings back such wonderful memories for me of that lovely time we spent together!

Want to join in the fun? Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday! Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

This week, I'm linking up with:
The Simon Says: Anything Goes challenge and The Simon Says: Wild Things challenge.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Have a great week!